The FIVB has released a provisional schedule of professional beach volleyball events for 2017.

The 2017 schedule features the new five-star rating system, instead of the former designations of "Open" and "Grand Slam." In this new system, the highest-level events with the largest prize purses receive five stars, while lower-level tournaments get one or two stars.

The season will begin in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 7-12. The World Championships will take place in Vienna, Austria, from July 28 to August 6, and the FIVB World Tour Finals will take place in a to-be-annouced location. The World Series of Beach Volleyball, which has taken place in Long Beach, California, since 2013, is listed as "to be confirmed."

2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball Schedule

February 7-12 -- Fort Lauderdale Major, Fort Lauderdale, United States (Five star, Swatch Major Series)
February 15-18 -- Kish Island, Iran (Three star, men only)
March 17-19 -- Sydney, Australia (Two star, women only)
March 23-26 -- Maceio, Brazil (Three star)
April 15-16 -- Selangor, Malaysia (One star)
April 20-23 -- Xiamen, China (Three star)
April 27-30 -- Fuzhou, China (Three star)
May 11-14 -- Prague, Czech Republic (Four star)
May 24-28 -- Lucerne, Switzerland (Four star)
May 31-June 4 -- Moscow, Russia (Three or four star)
June 13-18 -- Nanjing, China (U21 World Championships)
June 20-25 -- Stavanger, Norway (Three star)
June 27-July 2 -- Porec Major, Porec, Croatia (Five star, Swatch Major Series)
July 4-9 -- Gstaad Major, Switzerland (Five star, Swatch Major Series)
July 14-16 -- Daegu, Korea (One star, women only)
July 19-23 -- TBD, Poland (Four star)
July 21-23 -- Ulsan, Korea (One star, women only)
July 27-30 -- Espinho, Portugal (Two star, men only)
July 28-August 6 -- Vienna, Austria (2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships)
August 8-13 -- Hamburg Major, Hamburg, Germany (Five star, Swatch Major Series)
August 22-27 -- Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals -- TBD
September 20-24 -- Agadir Beach, Morocco (One star)*
Dates TBC -- The Hague, Netherlands (Three star)

Events to be confirmed:
June 7-11 -- Rome, Italy (Five star)
Long Beach, USA -- (Five star)